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Heidi Klum jewellery copying case settled

October 9, 2008/0.39

A US federal judge has dismissed the case between Van Cleef & Arpel, and Mouawad USA Inc. and Heidi Klum GmbH, over a line of jewellery bearing Klum’s name.    Late last year, Lucire reported that Van Cleef & Arpel sought damages of US$25,000 against the defendants for allegedly copying its Alhambra clover design.   […]

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Ralph Lauren Notorious commercial—the full version

October 4, 2008/1.51

We know we posted a clip from behind the scenes of the Ralph Lauren Notorious commercial, directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Lætitia Casta, on September 12. Here’s a longer version, featuring the commercial as well as the making. You may also like Behind the scenes on Ralph Lauren’s Notorious commercial Official: Laetitia Casta is […]

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Kate Moss’s bloodied, lipstick self-portrait sells below reserve

September 29, 2008/23.59

A self-portrait of supermodel Kate Moss has fetched £33,600 at an auction by Lyon & Turnball of Edinburgh.    The painting was done in lipstick and has writing in blood from her former boyfriend, Pete Doherty. It was done while the two were still in a relationship.    Doherty’s words read, ‘Who needs blood when you’ve got lipstick?’ […]

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Model Sanctuary opens again at London Fashion Week

September 14, 2008/13.14

Erin O’Connor, Vice Chairman of London Fashion Week, opens the doors of the Model Sanctuary, for the third season running, to catwalk models working in the city. Located in a luxury and spacious three-bedroom suite of a central London hotel, models are able to relax, have access to free healthy food and drink, wi? and […]

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Behind the scenes on Ralph Lauren’s Notorious commercial

September 12, 2008/8.37

Here’s a behind-the-scenes snippet on the making of Ralph Lauren’s Notorious fragrance commercial, directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Laetitia Casta and ?lmed in Paris. It seems to have the hallmarks of Wong’s artistic, visual style; Casta, meanwhile, is looking more con?dent and mature. You may also like Official: Laetitia Casta is the new face of […]

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Official: Laetitia Casta is the new face of Ralph Lauren Notorious

September 11, 2008/13.03

It’s not really a surprise, since news of this leaked out months ago, but yesterday did mark the official announcement of French (super?) model and actress Laetitia Casta as the new face of Ralph Lauren Notorious, the new fragrance. Read our story here—including our claim that Casta, till recently, had a higher profile as a […]

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Kate Moss gold sculpture unveiled

August 28, 2008/2.00

A gold sculpture (the maquette is shown at left) of supermodel Kate Moss, dubbed Siren, has been unveiled at the British Museum.    The statue, weighing 50 kg, is the work of artist Marc Quinn. It is claimed to be the largest gold statue since those made in ancient Egypt and has been valued at […]

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Keira Knightley need not feel inadequate: she is a good model to follow

August 2, 2008/8.44

Keira Knightley says that she feels inadequate alongside better qualified actors because she didn’t go to university, according to next month’s Tatler. This is despite Miss Knightley, as Forbes revealed, being the second most highly paid actress in Hollywood. But that feeling of needing a little more is a refreshing one among the highest-profile members […]

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Naomi Campbell says racism fuelled Heathrow incident

June 22, 2008/0.37

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been fined £2,300 and was sentenced to 200 hours’ community service after admitting two counts of assaulting a police officer and one of disorderly conduct.    However, Campbell said to Sky News prior to her Friday court appearance that racism directed at her was one of the reasons she was sent […]

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Naomi Campbell due in court Friday

June 16, 2008/7.00

While Gisèle Bündchen is scheduled to return to her home country for São Paulo Fashion Week—her first showing there in six years—an appearance by Naomi Campbell for Rosa Cha’s spring–summer 2009 swimwear show still looks uncertain.    Campbell is scheduled to appear June 21 at the event but has a court appearance on June 20 […]

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